About the Role
SPIE Oil & Gas Services is seeking a highly experienced Instrument Engineer to act as the technical authority for instrumentation, control, metering, and safeguarding systems on a major upstream project. This role is critical to ensuring the technical integrity, safety, and performance of instrumentation systems across all phases of project execution, from engineering design through commissioning.
As a global leader supporting exploration, production, refining, and petrochemical operations, SPIE Oil & Gas Services brings over 40 years of field expertise to the energy sector. The successful candidate will join a team recognized as "Expert Hands" for their technical depth and commitment to operational excellence across the asset lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities- Act as COMPANY's focal point and technical authority for instrumentation, control, metering, and safeguarding systems on the IMA Project
- Review, comment on, and approve EPC Contractors' instrumentation engineering deliverables
- Ensure compliance with TotalEnergies Referential, IEC, API, ISO, and ATEX standards
- Review and validate P&IDs, Instrument Index, Datasheets, Control Philosophies, Cause and Effect Matrices, Hook-up Diagrams, Cables Schedules, Junction Box Schedules, and Loop Diagrams
- Ensure consistency between process requirements and instrument design
- Verify adequate instrumentation for wellhead platforms, including pressure/temperature monitoring, flow measurement, ESD, sand detection, and F&G detection
- Ensure adequate safeguarding for brownfield equipment
- Liaise with metering specialists on fiscal and operational metering systems
- Review and validate PLC, ESD, SCADA, RTU systems, and HMI configurations
- Verify Safety Instrumented Systems compliance with IEC 61508 and IEC 61511
- Review Fire and Gas system design for wellhead platforms and brownfield packages
- Review instrumentation for pipeline monitoring, leak detection, and pigging operations
- Support commissioning activities including calibration, loop checking, and functional testing
- Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, SIL Assessments, Alarm Management, and Constructability Reviews
- Lead weekly instrumentation meetings with EPC Contractors and report to Technical and Project Managers
- Demonstrate HSE leadership and embed safety-by-design principles across engineering decisions
- Minimum of 10 years' experience in instrumentation and controls engineering within Oil and Gas EPC Projects
- Strong knowledge of IEC 61508, IEC 61511, API, ISO, and ATEX standards
- Proven experience with Safety Instrumented Systems, F&G systems, and SCADA/PLC configurations
- Demonstrated project management culture and ability to work with multidisciplinary EPC teams
- Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills
- Opportunity to work on a major upstream oil and gas project
- Collaborative and technically driven work environment
- Exposure to global best practices and international standards
- Competitive compensation package